John B. Larson

John Barry Larson (22 July 1948-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-CN 1) from 3 January 1999, succeeding Barbara Kennelly.

Biography
John Barry Larson was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1948, and he worked as a high school history teacher and an assistant athletics coach before becoming the co-owner of an insurance agency. He was involved with local politics before serving in the State Senate from 1983 to 1995 and in the US House of Representatives from 1999. Larson was a member of the Democratic Party, and he consistently voted for liberal issues.